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Halloween Soundscape #1

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To diffuse in your house before opening to children :) An atmosphere created only with sounds from LaSonotheque: Wind, owls, owls, ghosts, chains, laughter and fighting cats. UCS Category: AMBDsgn. Length: 16:54.
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Manifestation #2

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Atmosphere of a demonstration against the pension reform. In French. UCS Category: AMBPrtst. Length: 01:18.
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Crossing at Levallois-Perret #1

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Levallois-Perret crossroads, near the Louise Michel metro station. Traffic and works. UCS Category: AMBUrbn. Length: 03:52.
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Parisian ring road #2

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Noise from the Paris ring road. Sound recording from above, on a bridge. UCS Category: AMBUrbn. Length: 04:02.
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Manifestation #5

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Atmosphere on the sidelines of a demonstration. In French. UCS Category: AMBPrtst. Length: 00:40.
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Roadworks #2

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Small steamroller engine. Sounds of shovels and brooms. Backhoe engine. Workers. Beeps back. UCS Category: AMBCnst. Length: 01:55.
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Car interior, 90 km/h

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Sound recording in the passenger compartment of a car during a short journey on a road limited to 90 km/h. It is a Citroën C3 petrol. UCS Category: VEHInt. Length: 03:14.
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Manifestation #10

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Demonstration in Paris. UCS Category: AMBPrtst. Length: 01:12.
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Heidelberg printing press #5

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Sound of a Heidelberg printing press, empty, without paper. Recorded at “La Platine,” a traditional print shop in Marseille (France) founded nearly 25 years ago by Odile Coulange and sadly closed in 2024.. Captured during the printing of the book Carnaval by illustrator Rémi, this sound file was generously donated to the Museum of Lost Sounds on BigSoundBank by Mireille B. Some footage of the machine. UCS Category: MACHInd. Length: 00:31.
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Motocross circuit

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Motorcycles on a cross circuit. UCS Category: VEHMoto. Length: 02:28.
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Barn with cows #1

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About 50 cows in a semi-outdoor cow shed. The cows have been separated from their calves. UCS Category: AMBFarm. Length: 03:55.
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Parisian crossing #1

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Crossroads opposite Saint-Lazare station, going towards rue du Havre. UCS Category: AMBUrbn. Length: 02:16.
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Safari Air Park of Thoiry Zoo #1

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Soundscape of an attraction of the Thoiry Zoo. 1500 m2 of nets stretched between the trees, rising up to 9m high. UCS Category: AMBAmus. Length: 02:47.
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Recreation kindergarten #2

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Playground of a kindergarten. Sound recorded following an introduction to Sound Effects. The children speak in French. UCS Category: CRWDChld, AMBSchl. Length: 04:30.
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Metro corridor (Paris) #2

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Metro corridor (footstep, escalator). UCS Category: AMBUndr. Length: 00:40.
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Parisian crossing #2

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Crossroads of rue du Havre and Boulevard Haussmann. UCS Category: AMBUrbn. Length: 03:22.
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Fried egg

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Cooking sunny-side-up eggs. A faint hum from the gas stove in the background. UCS Category: FOODCook. Length: 00:22.
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Small pedestrian street

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Small pedestrian street in the city of Chartres. UCS Category: AMBSubn. Length: 01:13.
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Output of the Cathedral

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Soundscape to the output of the mass. In front of the Cathedral of Chartres (France). Sound of an organ inside the Cathedral. UCS Category: AMBRlgn. Length: 03:50.
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Outdoor Market #4

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Market day in Neuilly-sur-Seine. People are speaking French, and I'm staring at a greengrocer. UCS Category: AMBMrkt. Length: 04:09.
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Urban undergrowth

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Urban undergrowth. Rumor of a road. Birds, etc. UCS Category: AMBForst. Length: 01:17.
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Applause about 25-50 people #4

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Applause from about 25 to 50 people at a little show outdoors. UCS Category: CRWDApls. Length: 00:10.
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Manifestation #13

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Demonstration in Paris. UCS Category: AMBPrtst. Length: 02:22.
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Tractor and baler

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Old tractor making hay bales. UCS Category: VEHFarm. Length: 00:33.
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Pheasant and soundscape campaign

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A pheasant sings in the countryside in the early morning. UCS Category: AMBRurl. Length: 01:07.
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Applause from 40 People #4

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A small audience of about 40 people applauded. I let a little background noise circulate before and after, for better integration. UCS Category: CRWDApls. Length: 00:22.
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Barn with cows #3

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About 50 cows in a semi-outdoor cow shed. The cows have been separated from their calves. UCS Category: AMBFarm. Length: 01:16.
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Children in the garden of plants

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Full of children in the garden of plants of Paris, just in front of the entrance of the menagerie (zoo). UCS Category: AMBPubl. Length: 01:22.
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Sawmill #3

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Atmosphere in a small sawmill. UCS Category: AMBInd. Length: 03:36.
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Manifestation #4

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Atmosphere on the sidelines of a demonstration. In French. UCS Category: AMBPrtst. Length: 00:53.
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Hall of the Capuchins

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Atmosphere in the Hall des Capucins (Brest, in France). Easy to loop. UCS Category: AMBPubl. Length: 04:44.
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Square of the Basilica of Lourdes

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Sound of the bell of the Basilica of Lourdes (in France), with the discreet noise of the crowd, then the sound of 2 helicopters, at the end. Recorded in August 2018. UCS Category: AMBUrbn. Length: 02:28.
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Train car

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Atmosphere in a train car. Stop at a station. Then departure. In France. UCS Category: TRNInt. Length: 04:10.
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Mass: Exit

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Exit from the Sunday mass at the Basilica of Notre-Dame of Montligeon (61), in France. UCS Category: AMBRlgn. Length: 01:20.
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Lecocq Garden in Clermont-Ferrand

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Ambience of Lecoq Garden in Clermont-Ferrand. City background noise, pigeons, conversations, guitar playing, fire trucks, etc. UCS Category: AMBSubn. Length: 02:21.
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Covered market #1

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Henri-Barbusse covered market hall in Levallois-Perret. Few people. UCS Category: AMBMrkt. Length: 01:47.
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Crossing at Levallois-Perret #2

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Levallois-Perret crossroads, near the Louise Michel metro station. Traffic and works. UCS Category: AMBUrbn. Length: 03:38.
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Applause about 25-50 people #2

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Applause from about 25 to 50 people at a little show outdoors. UCS Category: CRWDApls. Length: 00:07.
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Sawmill #1

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Atmosphere in a small sawmill. UCS Category: AMBInd. Length: 06:42.
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Outdoor Market #2

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Market day in Neuilly-sur-Seine. People speak French and I wander between the stalls. UCS Category: AMBMrkt. Length: 02:50.
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